I was so pleased to celebrate the recent opening of the Los Angeles boutique with Stefano Pilati and the team from Ermenegildo Zegna. While I was there, I got a chance to shoot some of the looks from the fantastic debut collection Mr. PilatiÂ premieredÂ on the runway last June. I remember thinking then that this collection catapults Ermenegildo Zegna to a select group of designers forging new grounds in menswear. Now that I’ve had a chance to actually work with the clothing–shoot it, touch it, even try it on–I can say firsthand that this collection is just as luxe, chic and sophisticated as it looks on the runway. Click here to see more images from this photoshoot.